Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic S3

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic S3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and S3 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and S3 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was manufactured 5 years prior to the S3 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic S3 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-330 grades versus the S3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Panasonic S3 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 provides outside measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S3 has sizing of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic S3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-330 versus the S3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and S3 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and S3.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic S3 will provide greater detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.